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style icon and explored the possibility of a future collaboration between the two artists. 6 Inch by Beyoncé, featuring TheWeeknd (Released April 23, 2016) This exciting collaboration comes from Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed album, L emonade . The song debuted on the Billboard Top 100 Chart at number eighteen. The Weeknd is also credited as a writer on 6 Inch , highlighting his diverse talents in the music industry. This alternative R&B jam marks the first official collaboration track for Beyoncé and The Weeknd. However, at Lollapalooza in 2015, The Weeknd performed a well-received cover of Beyoncé’s track Drunk in Love . And prior to that, he performed at Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s Made in America festival. Following that appearance, he tweeted a thank-you to Jay-Z and Beyoncé for letting him headline at the event. Some Way by NAV, featuring TheWeeknd (Released February 16, 2017) Released on NAV’s debut self-titled mixtape, this single has been certified Gold in Canada. It reached the number one position on Billboard’s

Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles Chart and has over 30 million views on YouTube. NAV opened for many of The Weeknd’s S tarboy Tour shows, and some of his first memories of performing for a large audience come from working with The Weeknd. He recalled an experience during a London show of the S tarboy Tour when he made eye contact with a person in the audience who asked, “Who is that?”while he performed. NAV called it a nerve-wracking experience and immediately had to look away. NAV and The Weeknd also performed the single at Coachella in 2017. Rambo by Bryson Tiller, featuring TheWeeknd (Released March 31, 2017) On The Weeknd’s SoundCloud page, he released a remixed version of Bryson Tiller’s Rambo . Bryson Tiller and The Weeknd’s professional relationship has moved beyond this remix, though. Tiller was a featured part of The Weeknd’s S tarboy Tour, and Bryson Tiller cites The Weeknd as an example of the growth he’d like to display. In a May 31, 2017, Billboard interview, he told interviewer Sowmya Krishnamurthy that

Scan here to watch a video of The Weeknd showing off pieces from Kanye West’s Yeezy Season One Collection— long before they collaborated on T he L ife of P ablo

Scan here to watch the music video for Might Not featuring The Weeknd and Belly

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